hey monk is there any chance Queens of the Stone Age are there this year? they just wrapped up their first album tour that GV produced and they say they are going to tour their second album (Rated R) next year. I saw them 2 times on their last tour and would love to see them again next year... please tell me there's a chance.

what da fuck. I highly doubt rihanna will be playing. Although she did "beg" GV for her to perform next year. If anything, the closest thing for a illuminati slave to headline it would be RHCP. I highly doubt that one too though.

i think you underestimate how big the crowd would be. Depends totally on when she was playing. A top slot, yea shed have an empty stage. if they gave her an evening slot and the sahara wasnt popping off she could easily be one of those bands that gets a pretty big crowd.

Everyone who goes to coachella knows that there is always some big name you see at first and think "I will never see that person", then when set times come out and theres not anyone really playing agaisnt her its like why not check out what the hype is about. 5000 out of a given 50-60 that are still in the festival at the time she plays is way too low an estimate

If you haven't already heard Radiohead is heading back into the studio this winter to record, and they have also publicly announced a 2012 tour. Having said that we can hope and assume with a bit of confidence that Radiohead will headline Coachella. And for those of you King of Limbs haters out there Radiohead should have a bit of new stuff to play for you. Bring it!

@3:09 I have absolutely no information whatsoever, proving the fact that believable statemnts by anonymous posters on this or any blog are completely baseless and. Without merit. Thank you for proving the point of everyone who says walter j et al are full of shit.

Why do people have this obsession with Radiohead headlining? It's not like they're some elusive "get"--they play everywhere and it really wouldn't be a big deal. This shit is fucking annoying. Every year it's the same goddamn thing. Are there no other interesting/legitimate choices?

^ You are an idiot. 1. They don't play everywhere.2. They produced the best two albums of the last two decades according to most music critics, Ok Computer in 90s and Kid A in the 00's.3. When they played Lolla 4 years ago, they were the only band playing during their time slot and guess what, all 70,000 people were there being awed.

The bottom of the barrel has been fully scraped with Kings of Leon. Name some viable alternatives so we can laugh, I dare you. Also, Radiohead has only done three small gigs in America since the 2008 tour.

^how do you know? bet you wouldn't put your money where you mouth is. I mean shit Eminem will probably drop his next album soon and hes never done coachella before and he has done other similar big festivals.

i hope they bring justice to the main stage! In the same way they went on after Roger Waters in 09' except on the main stage cause I had trouble even getting into the jam packed sahara tent back in 09' and they are way bigger now.

that said there has been word of them working with the creators project so a main stage closing seems very likely. Unless AVD totally flops which I could see them closing the sahara in the boys noize slot

in 4 years of going to coachella pavement was the worst full set ive ever seen (except for the 20 minute abomination of die antword). Pavement made pheonix seem like the beatles.

and Mikey S stop being such a pussy. Coachella is coachella and that epic magic that surrounds the festival only lasts for those 4 awesome days of the year. Outside of those days is the hell that is real life which kills all patience for bullshit from fags like walter j and uneducated morons making dumb predictions. If you want to discuss the headliner pool, fine. but dont be such a bitch about it

Radiohead doesn't play everywhere. They haven't played a festival in the US since 2008. They haven't done a show bigger than a small theatre anywhere in the world since 2009 (even their surprise Glastonbury show was small). Stop bitching about Radiohead, they are the #1 band in the world and haven't played Coachella since 2004.

Rihanna isn't headlining Coachella. That's just dumb. I could definitely see her do a Lauren Hill spot or the outdoor theater though.

@8:54 AM, have you seen the crowd that attends now? The commitment to EDM is so strong that they have the Sahara, Pure Filth, DoLab, and Heineken stages dedicated to it, plus all the electronic acts on the other stages. Remember Kanye West? The haters had nothing but several varieties of PLUR as an alternative, or She Wants Revenge, which doesn't count.

Anon @7:55 PM, Yes, I am aware of the EDM/PLUR crowd at Coachella and am not refuting the possibility (or even probability) of either of those acts being at Coachella. My reference to EDC was because it is HIGHLY unlikely that Coachella would book those as HEADLINERS of a very diverse festival.

Rihanna will be at Coachella...in the VIP tent. Seriously she's not playing Coachella in any form. Not only is she the entirely wrong demographic, she is notoriously wooden when she performs "live".

Frankly putting somebody like Rihanna on even the outdoor (like somebody suggested) doesn't make sense and will never happen because even if she was doing a set in the Heineken Dome, the second somebody like Rihanna plays Coachella everybody will cry that they jumped the shark.

If we're getting a pop star this year, it will be Drake or Nicki Minaj.

”Outdoor gigs can be the best gigs, but you’re at the mercy of the elements. It just doesn’t feel right at this time. The record, which has a lot of detail in it, it needs to sonically be in a space where the music is loud, strong, and detailed.” It sounds like those recent duo of dates at New York City’s Roseland Ballroom are a good glimpse of what’s to come.

The Radiohead rumors were a hoax and you all fell for it like the little puddles of cunt butter you all are. The real headliners? Coldplay, No Doubt, Red Hot Chili Peppers. The Stone Roses, Pulp, The Knife, At the Drive-In? None of them care about you. Enjoy another shitty year!

Has anyone heard anything about Phoenix's upcoming new album...release date? I know they started working on it in February so they should be finishing up by early next year. They were there just 2 years ago, anyone think they could possibly be there?

who are these random ass people coming to this blog since the new post? i thought all the committed people were already here fighting for or against Walter J. When are we going to discuss something that we haven't discussed before?

I saw Pulp at Primavera. If they play Coahcella this year we're all in store for one of the best god damn performances we'll ever witness. Make your assumptions, express your witty remarks. Fact of the matter is that their act, wherever it lies in the schedule, will be the highlight of the weekend. Suck it if you think otherwise. Because you're wrong.

Bon Iver will probably be on main stage as a sub. Or at the least just after sunset on either main or outdoor. I agree his music would sound great in the mojave like Grizzly Bear's did in 2010. I was disappointed the last couple of years when Animal Collective & LCD Soundsystem were on the main & !!! on the outdoor - i wanted a more intimate environment. That being said, I guess since I've been going since 06 the bands I used to love to see in tents will now be on the bigger stages.

@4:55, "no one in America knows Pulp though" should read "no one in America knows Pulp but the musically informed, the band's rabid cult fanbase, and anyone that saw Great Expectations, Trainspotting, or The Venture Brothers."

They may not be on the radar of the average feather-wearing 18 year old that only uses bands for fashion accessories, but you can't get a reunion like Pulp without putting them on the main stage before the headliner. Remember, they were the headliner or subheadliner and on the main stage of every festival they played this year, not just in the UK. Do you think every attendee knew Bauhaus, My Bloody Valentine, or anything by The Verve that isn't "Bittersweet Symphony?" Jarvis Cocker had a big crowd in 2007, too.

you can't compare The Verve to Pulp in the U.S. The Verve did get a ton of radioplay here and Pulp never did. I love both bands but no way on Pulp being a sub headline. If they do it will be like Pavement where they have a tiny crowd. If Elbow and Suede both had Tent shows and not packed out then Pulp would be like that or less.

Pulp would not be in a tent. You really think their management would accept such a low billing and payday? In 2007, Jarvis Cocker solo was the first act on the third line and the main stage was scheduled to be inactive during his set. My Bloody Valentine was a subheadliner despite their limited appeal and name recognition, and so was Love & Rockets, and neither came with the baggage of being a bona fide headliner all over Europe.

Pulp would not be in a tent. You really think their management would accept such a low billing and payday? In 2007, Jarvis Cocker solo was the first act on the third line and the main stage was scheduled to be inactive during his set. My Bloody Valentine was a subheadliner despite their limited appeal and name recognition, and so was Love & Rockets, and neither came with the baggage of being a bona fide headliner all over Europe.

jesus what is it going to take to please you guys? this lineup would be amazing and it looks fairly possible at this point, the new albums from Justice, Coldplay, RHCP Fleet Foxes, Feist, and Bon Iver are really fucking good!

I hope GV realizes how lame RHCP are now. Seriously does anyone still care at all about anything they do?coldplay is still a factor in music so i understand but RHCP are washed up and irrelevant. Would be such a waste of a headliner spot and I enjoy their older music.

Am I the only person who thinks were in for a surprise or two for how epic the lineup is? Coachella is popular but its not popular enough to sell out with a bunch of milquetoast bands headlining and sub headlining. I feel like there can only be 2 max of RHCP/No Doubt/Coldplay/Foo Fighters- you have to have a radiohead type act to get people to come out for both weekends

daft punk has been silent too long. Were a year removed from Tron and they havent released a new cd in almost 7 years. Usually there are at least basic details of what they are working on and right now its complete darkness aside from very obscure rumors and references.

Coachella or a LA venue show in 2012...hopefully the former probably the latter

I would say the majority of people who actually like music, love Radioheads newest two albums. I would love to see them just play those two albums in their entirety, plus of course maybe a Idiotecque and I might be wrong encore.